The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-11-24
Voice Of the People

LET1'ER FROM NON-PRODUCER
ED1TOK ADvANCE:-A number of
US have watched the efforts of a few
farmers in this vicinity to inaugurate
sort of combination or alliance
among themselves, for the purpose Of
managing the sale of their produce,
and their failure to accomplish any.
thing worth mentioning, and have
come to the conclusion that little
wholesome advice to them would be
beneficial.
1t has been proved time and again
that combinations Of any kind among
farmers is an impossibility, and know
ing this to lie fact, we do not hesi.
tate to declare to them our knowledge
of it. and will point out to them the
way in which they may gain the favor
they have lost with those who are cal
culated by nature as well as custom to
manage these tiings for them, and: al
so where they may be gamers in u fin.
ancial way, for these efforts, though
futile, are more costly to them than
they think. A great many facts go to
prove the impossibility of combinations
of any kind among producers; if this
were not 50, would they not have sue
ceeded long ago? Whenever any meas
ure of success has been attained by
them have not non-producels stepped
III and taken possession and guided the
proceeds into their own hopper, prov
ing the superiority of brains over mus
Gle? Aud so it always will be. Kick
ing against it only makes matters
worse for the kickers. Let those Of
them who have amy knowledge Of his
tory think back u little. Did not
Nicholas, Of Russia, qneIl Il whole ar
my without any assistance? Simply
because he had more brains than the
whole army. These things are men,
TONED as Il convincing proof Of the
arguments set forth merely.
1t is ali we'll enough for farmers to
manage their own business us long as
it is coniiUed to the farm, but when it
once leaves the farm they are At sea
IN trying to manage it, and rarely ever
fail to make matters worse for Them
selves in their efforts to do SO. Why
not take I. sensible view of it then, and
leave these things to those who, AS has
been said, a:e better calculated, both
by nature and education, to manage
them. Cease all this nonsense about
robbery and oppression o.: the lrOdu-
Ger. Taking pay for doing the busi-
ness is not robbery. Preventing them
from making hlnndprS at il themsp)yt q
is not oppression. Would they hitch
the OK to the carriage? Let them stick
to their part of the work then and
cease meddling with that part which
does not belong to them.
The non-producer's good will is more
to them than some of them seem to
think and they will find it out before
long. The majority of farmers. how
this and know better than to enter
into any combinations against those
whom they are aware have power to
re!egate them to the ranks on the farm
every time they step beyond the
spoken Of in the beginning of this arti-
Gle will probably have to feel tonch
OF the lash before they take their prop
r. places again. Let all be wise
enough to make this one word sutfi.
cient, and understand that much more
f0oling in the same direction will not
be tolerated. 1t was well enough to
let them play at management long
enough to show them how utterly in
capable they are, but any further at
tempts, and they will feel the weight
and strength OF superior combinations.